Gyeonggi Province Recruits for '경기형 Pre-Social Enterprises' Through October 18...Support for Publicity and Sales Channels

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province is now accepting public applications from corporations and organizations within the province that wish to participate in the '2021 Gyeonggi-type Pre-Social Enterprise Designation Project' from October 1 to 18.

The 'Gyeonggi-type Pre-Social Enterprise Designation Project' is an initiative that nurtures corporations and organizations that perform the roles of social enterprises—such as creating jobs for vulnerable populations and contributing to the community—but lack certain certification requirements such as organizational structure, and supports them in obtaining social enterprise certification.

Corporations and organizations designated as Gyeonggi-type Pre-Social Enterprises will receive, over the next three years, ▲eligibility to apply for job creation, specialized workforce, and business development funding support ▲management consulting ▲various publicity and sales channel support. They will also carry out public-interest activities by providing a certain proportion or more of jobs or social services to vulnerable populations such as the low-income, elderly, persons with disabilities, youth, and North Korean defectors.

Application targets are corporations and organizations with offices located in Gyeonggi Province. Those wishing to apply should select one of five types—▲social service provision type ▲job provision type ▲community contribution type ▲hybrid type ▲or other (creative and innovation)—and submit a business plan matching the selected type along with a pre-social enterprise designation application form and related documents.

Applications can be submitted through the Social Enterprise Integrated Information System (http://www.seis.or.kr) from 9 a.m. on October 1 to 6 p.m. on October 18.

For more details, check the announcements and notices section on the Gyeonggi Provincial Government website (www.gg.go.kr). More detailed guidance can be obtained by contacting the Gyeonggi Province Social Economy Division (031-8008-3586).

The province will complete participant selection after conducting document reviews, on-site inspections, and face-to-face assessments, and is scheduled to announce results through the Gyeonggi Province website and city and county offices by the end of December.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "In line with the government's social economy revitalization plan, we are promoting the discovery and nurturing of diverse pre-social entrepreneurs," and added, "We ask for active participation from competent corporations and organizations that can receive various support benefits."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province currently operates a total of 889 (pre-)social enterprises, consisting of 524 certified social enterprises and 365 pre-social enterprises.